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January 6 Participants in DOJ and DHS

Concerns about the hiring of January 6 participants into DOJ and DHS.

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Jan 31, 2026
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Which named DOJ or DHS employees have publicly known ties to January 6 prosecutions, pardons, or militia memberships, and how have agencies vetted their hires?

A small number of named figures have surfaced in reporting linking current or roles to activity: identified as a former January 6 participant now advising at the , and news coverage documents the ’s m...

Jan 19, 2026
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Proud boys on ICE

Claims that Proud Boys figures are embedded in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) surged after an alleged Department of Homeland Security (DHS) data leak, but multiple independent fact-checks s...